The Bishops of the Church in Wales will present their response to the Lambeth Conference to members of the Governing Body of the Church in Wales at the University of Wales, Lampeter, next week.
Dean of St Davids Cathedral elected as new Bishop of St Davids, Wales
The man in charge of one of the country's best loved landmarks and the cradle of Christianity in Wales was elected as the new Bishop of St Davids.
The Dean of St Davids Cathedral, the Very Reverend John Wyn Evans, was elected as the 128th bishop of the diocese by the Electoral College of the Church in Wales, at a "lock in " meeting at the cathedral.
The funeral of the Rt Rev Anthony Crockett will take place at Bangor Cathedral on Monday, July 7.
There will be a Requiem Mass at 10.30am followed by the funeral service at 2pm. The Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, will preside at the Mass and officiate at the funeral, assisted by other clergy.
In a public lecture at Cardiff Law School tonight (Wednesday 9 April 2008), the Chair of Tomorrow's Wales, Dr Barry Morgan Archbishop of Wales, will outline the movement's vision for the future of devolution and its views on the work of the All-Wales Convention.
A Bill to ordain women as bishops was narrowly defeated by members of the Church in Wales today.
The Bill failed to get the necessary two-thirds majority in one of the three “houses” of the Governing Body which is meeting at the University of Wales, Lampeter. While it was unanimously supported by the House of Bishops and passed by the House of Laity, it was three votes short of the majority in the House of Clergy.
Politics, the environment and inter-faith relations are serious issues in today’s Wales which should concern all Christians, the Archbishop of Wales said today (Wed, April 2).
In his address to members of the Governing Body of the Church in Wales, Dr Barry Morgan said Christians had a vital contribution to make to the life of the nation beyond religious matters.
"Fairtrade gives new life to poor communities"
Someone asked me recently, "You may talk all you like about the resurrection of Jesus, but who is resurrection for?" The simple answer is that resurrection is for all, from the poorest to the wealthy, for the secure and insecure, for the sick and healthy, those who live long and those whose lives are tragically cut short.
At Brecon Cathedral – 3rd of February
Archbishop Rowan Williams will preach at a special service of Choral Evensong at which the Cathedral's director of music and the assistant organist will be admitted to office and new treble choristers received into full membership of the choir.
Wales needs more affordable housing if it is to eradicate homelessness, says the Archbishop of Wales, who will open the new headquarters of the Wallich charity this week.
A laudable attempt to unite Anglicans is in danger of becoming a contract designed to cut off those who don’t conform, warns the Archbishop of Wales.
Church in Wales today, Dr Morgan said that, while he supported the principle of an Anglican Covenant, he could not endorse the proposed version currently on the table.
Wales’ first solar panelled church, St Joseph's Church in Cwmaman, Aberdare, will be officially opened by Dr Barry Morgan on Monday. It was fitted with 30 solar panels as part of £750,000 grant-funded refurbishment programme late last year and they have proved so efficient the church is planning to sell its excess electricity to the national grid.
Support for the Wrexham Rough Sleepers Project and for Inter-faith dialogue were high on the agenda of the St. Asaph Diocesan Conference on Sunday 24 June. Around 300 church members from parts of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwyneth, Powys and Wrexham came together for their annual meeting in St. Asaph Cathedral.
The new Welsh Assembly Government begins tomorrow with a ‘tortuous and convoluted’ system of legislating, says the Archbishop of Wales.
The Most Revd Dr Barry Morgan criticises the Government of Wales Act 2006, which comes into force with the new term, for being too complicated, making law-making in Wales far less straight forward than in Scotland.
Parishioners will have the chance to quiz the Archbishop of Wales about the place of faith in Welsh society at a high profile event next month.
The Most Revd Dr. Barry Morgan will be taking part in a Question Time-style session at an inter-denominational mission festival organised by local churches. The aim of the event is to focus on what the Christian faith offers to those outside the church and what role local churches can play in their communities.
Wales will host a delegation of senior church leaders from the Middle East next week
Seven of the most important Christian leaders in Syria will spend eight days here as part of an inter church initiative to forge links between the two countries.
It is not enough for the Church of Jesus Christ to shout on Easter morning that Christ is risen, it needs to show that it tries to live by the values of His Gospel.
What are those values? Jesus preached about the forgiveness and graciousness of God and sought to free people from everything that enslaved and oppressed them. For him there were no prior conditions for being accepted by God, whatever your sex, status or position. You were a child of God made in his image. His resurrection was a triumph over the forces of evil – the forces of racism, militarism, nationalism, sexism and poverty.
Parishes across the country are pledging collections for the family of murdered vicar Father Paul Bennett. They will also be praying for the bereaved family as they prepare for Father Paul’s funeral on Tuesday. The money collected during services in churches over the next few weeks will be given to Father Paul’s widow, Georgina.
Archbishop of Wales, Most Revd Dr Barry Morgan, said clergy and parishioners were keen to support Father Paul’s family in a practical way. He said;
Archbishop of Wales tells community in mourning
More than 300 people braved the bitter cold this morning to attend the first service held in St Fagan's Church, Trecynon, since the murder of its priest, Father Paul Bennett.
The Archbishop of Wales, the Most Revd Dr Barry Morgan, led the Mothering Sunday service and began by conveying to the congregation messages of condolence and support from some of the most senior members of the Anglican communion, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, the new Archbishop of Armagh and bishops from around the country.
The Anglican Archbishop of Wales has said there is no doubt that the worldwide Anglican Communion is in crisis.
The Anglican Archbishop of Wales has said there is no doubt that the worldwide Anglican Communion is in crisis.
Archbishop Barry Morgan, speaking on scripture and sexuality at St Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork last night, said one could be pardoned for thinking that the Anglican Communion had not been interested in any topic other than sexuality since 1998.
The Revd Aled Edwards is to be the new Chief Executive of CYTÛN: Churches Together in Wales.
For the last seven years Revd Aled Edwards has been the CYTÛN National Assembly for Wales Liaison Officer. He is a joint honours graduate in History and Theology of the University of Wales, Lampeter, where he served as President of the College's Christian Union.
